Mohan Yadav, Ujjain South MLA, becomes the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday brought an end to the looming suspense by officially designating three-time Ujjain South MLA Mohan Yadav as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla are set to be the Deputy CMs.
«I am a small worker of the party.
I thank all of you, the state leadership and the central leadership. With your love and support, I will try to fulfil my responsibilities,» said the newly appointed CM.
Union Minister Narendra Tomar will be Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker.
Mohan Yadav was a cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh Government headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Yadav became MLA for the first time in 2013 from Ujjain Dakshin's seat. In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, he was once again elected and became MLA from the Ujjain Dakshin seat.
Earlier on July 2, 2020, he took the oath as cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh Government headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The decision was taken during the legislature party meeting in Bhopal that was attended by the 163 newly elected BJP MLAs as well as the party's three central observers.
The three central observers sent by the party leadership arrived in Bhopal in the morning, including Haryana Chief Minister Manoharlal Khattar, party OBC Morcha president K Laxman, and party national secretary Asha Lakra.
BJP's thumping victory in Madhya Pradesh elections without naming a chief ministerial face gave the already powerful central leadership of the saffron party a free hand in the selection of the CM in the state.
An effective booth-level strategy, strong organisational manoeuvre and the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were among the key
